MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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